Grandparents redux (was Re: What am I missing?)

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 97866

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:

> I don't know if I'm looking at details that aren't important to 
> JKR.  But If I'm correct, when does someone stop being "known" 
> family.  What's the chance that DD is Ron's multi-great grandfather?


I think he could very well be. 50 years ago, DD's hair was Auburn 
(while Tom Riddle lies a lot, I doubt he'd see need to mangle that 
detail). His female descendant married a Weasley at some point... 
Even Molly could be that direct descendant. (we do know he's Sirius' 
cousin by marriage and that Arthur is Sirius' second cousin, and that 
Tonks is Sirius' cousin, too - although, so are Narcissa Malfoy and 
Bellatrix Lestrange!)

And, considering all the intermarriages, wizards not of Muggle 
parentage are all interrelated! I think it is safe to say Albus 
Dumbledore IS a relative to the Weasleys. And just think of Albus: 
his password is always a kind of sweet, he'd love to hold a pair of 
thick socks (but everyone insists on giving him books)... I mean, 
really -sweet grandfather is what I see in him!

But grandparents in general - well, duh - I doubt that teenage kids 
speak about their grandparents with each other (unless the 
grandparents are acting guardians, like Neville's grandmother). And 
Harry's grandparents (and most of his other relatives as well) are 
dead. We didn't even hear them mentioned until 5th book (considering 
Sirius camped in their house for a year, and they sort of adopted 
him... with James.) Maybe Harry will find a letter telling him of 
that, or maybe Sirius had a diary he'll find in Vault 711, or maybe 
he'll find something from Potter Vault, or maybe he'll recieve a note 
from Gringotts upon turning 16 or 17...

-- Finwitch